Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-08-24
ADDITIONAL DELEGATES ARRIVE.
District Government Affairs.

WANT THE DISTRICT TO BUY THE FENCE.
permitted Rosinsk LIE lewis 'er to erect handso@s
fence around the property yard at 7th and NJ
streets southwest, which they have used for ad-
the District Commissioners that Messrs Roginski
& Co., his clients, would remove the fence around
the yard unless The District authorities desire to
buy it, They have replied that ''the District, hav-
ing no tenure, might buy the fence to-day and
lose possession tomorrow, and that unuer the cir
cumStances 1t Is deemed unadvtSable to purchase"
Tney have notified the Potomac Ferry Company,
who own the ground, OF the intention to remove
the fence, In order that they may protect their
rights and interest therein.
HOW WILL THE CABLE COMPANY BE PAID?
The work OF extending the subterranean tele-
graph cable from the old District government
building on street, to its present location, was
Company OF Pittsburg, at cost OF $7S1.20, with
the understanding that an effort would be made
the Labor performed on the extension. The Cou.-
missiOners have written the First Controller ex-
planning the matter, and asked whether the
amount In question can be paid from the
emergency contingent fund for the fiscal year
ending June 80. 1887.
VITAL STATISTICS.
The report Of Health Officer TOwnShend for the
past week shows: Number :or deaths, 96; white,
90; cOiOred, Il. Death rate per 600 per annum-
white, 20.43; colored, 30.46; total population,
The principal causes OF death were: Consumption,
Il; diarrhGal, 10; diphtheria =; typhoid fever 9.
>S~~~sss~S
reported, 13 white, II coored.
BUILDING PERMITS
have been issued by Inspector Entwisleas follows:
j. X. SOey, 10 erect brick building, numbered 174O
n street northwest; 50 500 Margaret A. Engel 10
erect frame dwelling on 18th street northeast;
s 70 SoI SiS and sl4 n
No. 1928 10th street northwest; $500. w. C. Nor
rison, TO repair No. 1415 Rhode Island avenue
northwest; $400. Prof. King, TO extend the Mary
land Seminary; $4,000
MISCELLANEOUS.
The District Commissioners have decided that
the Emergency Hospital cannot be exempted from
The Commissioners are asked to pave Maine ave-
| nue. with asphaltum or composition blocks.
MARRIAGE LICENSES. - Marriage licenses have
been issued by the clerk Of the court TO Fred
Welker and Bertha Louise Hagman; Robert n.
Of aoSsSoso Bsnann
heo PSa Ss Sade
FINED SIS FOB AN AssAuIr-Paul Helmuth was
nned e25 in the Police Court to day for assaulting
formers saloon, on 9 street northeast, on the 5th
inst. Mcmahon said that he entered the saloon
for drinks IN sad was refused and put out when he
81 the dsfsndshs Who. however. was seen BY S sew.
appeal was noted BY MI. Moss, tho attorney.
Birney Rirney, for Chaa Ford Jno. A. Schneider,
H. A. Clarke, and Jno. Wat have nled appfica.
sas e % sRs
papers In the cases OF tax-lten Certificates issued
against their property for the purpose OF having
ings. &C There sie now some Unity or forty simi-
lar cases pending.
A HusBANDS Bull FOR DEvoRcx-To-day Me- A.
Z. Broyn, for Jas. b. Eighman. nled btu against
Fam Fannie %A =: Mlghman for ~ divorce ne states that